Cayenne

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cayenne \Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in
     French Guiana, South America.]
     Cayenne pepper.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Cayenne pepper}.


     (a) (Bot.) A species of {Capsicum} ({Capsicum frutescens})
         with small and intensely pungent fruit.
     (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the
         fruits or seeds of several species of the genus
         {Capsicum}, esp. {Capsicum annuum} and {Capsicum
         Frutescens}; -- called also {red pepper}. It is used
         chiefly as a condiment.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cayenne
       n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
            usually red [syn: {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {chilli
            pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum
            longum}]
       2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
          Capsicum [syn: {cayenne pepper}, {red pepper}]
       3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne
          pepper}]